Recent content by Sailwin

Farewell for now Well, I ended up trading my 4Runner for an '04 Subaru WRX Wagon with a 5-speed (that needs/needed work). While I miss the Toyota, I have been left with many happy memories, and suspect I will end up with another one in the future (or working on one at least, lol). :cheers...

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New Master & Slave Clutch Cylinders I replaced my Master & Slave Clutch Cylinders Saturday. It was pretty straight forward. :clap2: The Slave Cylinder is bolted to the transmission on the passenger side. I loosened the two 12mm mounting bolts, broke loose the 10mm hydraulic line, then removed...

Clutch Pedal issues? Recently my clutch pedal stopped coming up all the way. Tried bleeding it several times, and it would work like normal for maybe 1-2 pumps or about 30 seconds after bleeding it, then it would act up again. :yuck: The clutch works, but the pedal only comes up off the floor...

Optima Yellow Top Battery My battery died on me a few times recently, it was only 5 months old. So replaced it with an Optima Yellow Top Battery, with side and top terminals. I have had lots of battery issues over the years with different vehicles, but never with these Optima Batteries. They...

Audio tune-up Once I started working on the 4Runner again, I had to install some old bass blockers (passive filters) I had laying around on my front speakers. Helped with the sound quality, and convinced my to re-tune my amp & 6x9's. I'm now convinced I need to install a sub, change out my amp...

Finally took care of my front diff leak I finally convinced myself it was time to stop my only leak, my front differential cover. Every time I stop for a few minutes, I get a little puddle. I think it is just the cover, but theirs a slim chance it could be from the side.... I'll have to do some...

Discontinued Parts After some research on the internet, it looks like my windshield washer tubing hood clips (part # 9095901136) are not discontinued! :doh: Grill clips picked up, hood clips ordered. :vader: On a side note, when I first got the 4Runner, I was getting almost 17 mpg babying...

Discontinued Parts After many confusing visits over several weeks to my local Toyota dealer, I was finally informed my windshield washer fluid line hood clips have been discontinued. This was also my third attempt at getting the grill clips; ordered wrong the first two times, picked up some of...

eBay part - Air Intake Hose, throttle body Ordered an Engine Throttle Body Air Intake Hose for 89-95 Toyota Pickup Truck 4Runner 3.0L, from partscollect, even though I have the 88-89 Toyota 4Runner 3.0L. I had hoped the part would be close enough. :pray2: The part I got was very close to what...

SmileAmazon, OEM Denso O2 Sensor Been trying to get an O2 sensor for a while, I first tried to get an OEM O2 sensor online, but didn't want to wait for shipping. So i ordered it online from my local NAPA with the expectations of picking it up that afternoon. But after two weeks (and a lot of...

Steering Stops Sanded the stop plates flush, primered, and then sprayed with undercarcoating. I know the new stop bolt covers will wear through the new paint, but at least the rest of it is protected. Took a bunch of measurements of the new stop bolt covers, came up with: :barf: 1.) The new...

Steering Stops I already addressed this issue, and the noise has not returned. But i thought I'd go ahead with the next step. I ordered on eBay 86-95 Toyota Pickup, 86-95 4-Runner & all T100, Steering Stop, Groan Stopper, sold by sherwood515. :keyboard: I'm going to sand the stops flush so...

Cleaning the condenser coils let the a/c work again! Yesterday driving home it was a little over 100°f outside, but my 4Runner was nice and cool on the inside! :bluejump: It is amazing how many problems, especially with a/c, can be fixed with cleaning! :eyebrows:

Coloring with the kids - VSV, vacuum tubing & emissions I have been trying to figure out if my vacuum lines are ran correctly. After lots of looking, I settled for some nice black and white drawings, that I could print, color, and then review my engine with. :suspicious: Turns out, my plumbing...